Pep Guardiola didn’t have many words for Oscar Bobb when he called for him to help steer the course of a barmy night in Manchester City’s favour.
‘The manager told me to come on and score,’ the 20-year-old said. ‘Thankfully I could.’
No pressure then but the trust Guardiola has in the Norwegian, who signed for City’s academy from Valerenga in 2019, has been clear over the past few months.
He hasn’t played much but barely any of the kids do. Yet a look at the matches when Bobb has been called upon from the substitutes’ bench tell a story.